Jeez, whats up with all the Java hating today? First, LUG, now PHP list. This article is a useless rant and indeed a waste of bandwidth, but the constant Java sux in this and PHP rules in that conversation is a lot more annoying simply because it is an irrelevant flame war.
This is a PHP list, lets stick to it. Felix. On Jan 2, 2008 3:44 PM, David Krings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I found this article also a waste of bandwidth. What is even more sad than > the > contents (or the lack thereof) is that the writer couldn't answer the > question > he put out. I started learning Java and got reminded at my dreadful > experiences with C. Java inherited all the crappy, annoying stuff from C > and > managed to make it even more complicated. PHP is much easier to use and > understand. There is often a function for pretty much anything and adding > a > library is as easy as removing a semicolon or dropping a file where all > the > others are and adding a line to the ini file. > I started programming on the C64 with BASIC, then learned Logo, then did a > bit > assembler on the 64. Later I did Pascal on the Apple IIe (in high school), > then did MS-BASIC, then looked at the early stages of Delphi, and did ANSI > C > as well as Assembler on the 8088 at the university. Later I was forced to > find > my way through ObjectPAL after the only developer who knew it quit, then > tried > my luck with VB6 and VB.NET, and took a stab at Java. During all these > times I > loathed programming with every fiber of my being. It was always dumb, > cumbersome, complicated, difficult to understand, or did not have enough > features or didn't give access to other resources. I absolutely hate > programming. > Then came a course on E-business during my MS degree and I decided to > program > a web app as project. I found PHP and since then I am in constant awe as > how > easy and powerful application development can be. PHP is easy, it offers a > lot, it just works, and it doesn't drive one nuts with this compiling and > linking crap like C, doesn't require to write 50 lines of code first to > get > "Hello World" on screen as it is with Java, and doesn't cost hundreds of > bucks > like VS. Back then I was impressed by Delphi, but today I think the GUIs > of > Delphi apps suck and Delphi is becoming irrelevant quickly. Oh, and none > can > really be used easily for web development - unlike PHP. > > The kids that pick PHP aren't just cool, they are above all damn smart. > Java > is the language of choice for masochists. > > David > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php >
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